The True Story of Pirates

A calm, scholarly dive into shipwrecks and archives that informs more than it thrills.

Directed by

Stéphane Bégoin

Genres

Documentary, Tv movie

Starring

Jean Soulat, Martin Mares, Anna Flori-Lamour

Tagline

Pirates! Hollywood has fueled our imaginations and turned them into popular icons. Beyond literature and fantasy the documentary reveals who these fearless adventurers and these masters of the sea once were.

Overview

Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of international scholars paint a new portrait of the world of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

Exploration, crime, death, power

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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